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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through South.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Harjo when she exhibited symptoms of polio?
(a) 16.
(b) 4.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

2. In what state did Harjo begin to attend the high school called the Institute of American Indian Arts?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Kansas.
(c) Texas.
(d) New Mexico.

3. Harjo states that which person in her family is "one of the oldest living relatives in [her] family line" (13)?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her maternal grandmother.
(d) Herself.

4. When Harjo's mother's performance was over, with whom did Harjo long to stay?
(a) Her grandmother.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her grandfather.
(d) Her uncle.

5. From what tribe did the man Harjo calls the poet hail?
(a) Modoc.
(b) Creek.
(c) Acoma.
(d) Pueblo.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Harjo's stepfather began to come into her room each morning, what action did he always take as she lay in bed?

2. In what decade did Harjo visit a palm reader who told her that she had an "alternate lifeline" (72) on her left hand?

3. About how much money did Harjo have with her when she boarded the bus for Tahlequah?

4. What action did Harjo's stepfather threaten to take once he had promised to kill Harjo's mother and children if she ever took a particular action?

5. Harjo's mother threatened to hit her with what object if she continued to talk back about putting on a shirt?

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